January 17, 1900 (Wednesday): Updated
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| * [[B. H. Roberts|Brigham H. Roberts]] was refused a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] after an investigation showed that he had committed [[polygamy]]. He had married his first wife in 1878, a second wife in 1878, and a third in 1897. The vote of a committee was seven to two against seating him, with [[United States House of Representatives|Congress members]] DeArmond and Littlefield arguing that he should be seated and then expelled.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberts of Utah Barred |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1900 |page=5}}</ref> On January 25, the full House would vote, 268–50, to remove Roberts from [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Chester Harvey |last=Rowell |author-link=Chester Harvey Rowell |title=A Historical and Legal Digest of All the Contested Election Cases |publisher=[[Government Printing Office]] |year=1901 |page=582}}</ref> | * [[B. H. Roberts|Brigham H. Roberts]] was refused a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] after an investigation showed that he had committed [[polygamy]]. He had married his first wife in 1878, a second wife in 1878, and a third in 1897. The vote of a committee was seven to two against seating him, with [[United States House of Representatives|Congress members]] DeArmond and Littlefield arguing that he should be seated and then expelled.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberts of Utah Barred |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1900 |page=5}}</ref> On January 25, the full House would vote, 268–50, to remove Roberts from [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Chester Harvey |last=Rowell |author-link=Chester Harvey Rowell |title=A Historical and Legal Digest of All the Contested Election Cases |publisher=[[Government Printing Office]] |year=1901 |page=582}}</ref> |
| * After [[Missouri Attorney General]] [[Edward Coke Crow]] had announced plans to seek an injunction against its completion, the [[Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal|Chicago Canal]] was opened in a hastily prepared ceremony. [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] [[John Riley Tanner]] of [[Illinois]] signed a permit at {{Nowrap|10:15 "*****"}}, and [[Colonel]] Isaac Taylor of the Canal Commission made a five-minute speech about the importance of connecting the [[Great Lakes]] with the [[Mississippi River]]. At {{Nowrap|11:16 "*****"}}, the dam between the canal and the [[Des Plaines River]] was lowered.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Chicago Canal Opened |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1900 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Permanent Injunction Asked |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 11, 1900 |page=8 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/01/18/101046032.html?pageNumber=8 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> | * After [[Missouri Attorney General]] [[Edward Coke Crow]] had announced plans to seek an injunction against its completion, the [[Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal|Chicago Canal]] was opened in a hastily prepared ceremony. [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] [[John Riley Tanner]] of [[Illinois]] signed a permit at {{Nowrap|10:15 "*****"}}, and [[Colonel]] Isaac Taylor of the Canal Commission made a five-minute speech about the importance of connecting the [[Great Lakes]] with the [[Mississippi River]]. At {{Nowrap|11:16 "*****"}}, the dam between the canal and the [[Des Plaines River]] was lowered.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Chicago Canal Opened |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1900 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Permanent Injunction Asked |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 11, 1900 |page=8 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/01/18/101046032.html?pageNumber=8 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
| * The [[Yaqui|Yaqui Indians]] of the state of [[Sonora]] issued a proclamation of their independence from [[Mexico]], and asked Americans to come to their aid. The declaration, made at [[Bavispe]], was signed by Manuel Suuveda, who declared himself President of the Yaqui state. The Mexican consul in [[El Paso, Texas]], Francisco Mallen, described the claims of the Yaquis as "simply ridiculous".<ref>{{cite news |title=Indians Seek Independence |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1900 |page=1}}</ref> Days later, the [[Mexican Army]] suppressed the [[Yaqui Wars#Later developments|rebellion]], killing 200 people and injuring 500 in [[Heroica Nogales|Nogales]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexicans Defeat Yaquis |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 21, 1900 |page=1}}</ref> | * The [[Yaqui|Yaqui Indians]] of the state of [[Sonora]] issued a proclamation of their independence from [[Porfiriato|Mexico]], and asked Americans to come to their aid. The declaration, made at [[Bavispe]], was signed by Manuel Suuveda, who declared himself President of the Yaqui state. The Mexican consul in [[El Paso, Texas]], Francisco Mallen, described the claims of the Yaquis as "simply ridiculous".<ref>{{cite news |title=Indians Seek Independence |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 18, 1900 |page=1}}</ref> Days later, the [[Mexican Army]] suppressed the [[Yaqui Wars#Later developments|rebellion]], killing 200 people and injuring 500 in [[Heroica Nogales|Nogales]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexicans Defeat Yaquis |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 21, 1900 |page=1}}</ref> |
| * The superintendent of immigration in [[Toronto]] reported that nearly 14,000 Americans, with a total worth of two million dollars, emigrated to [[Canada]] during 1899, and added that "[[Kansas]] and [[Arkansas]] supplied the greater part of those who came."<ref>{{cite news |title=Settlers Go to Canada |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 17, 1900 |page=10}}</ref> | * The superintendent of immigration in [[Toronto]] reported that nearly 14,000 Americans, with a total worth of two million dollars, emigrated to [[Canada]] during 1899, and added that "[[Kansas]] and [[Arkansas]] supplied the greater part of those who came."<ref>{{cite news |title=Settlers Go to Canada |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 17, 1900 |page=10}}</ref> |
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